42 U.S.C. § 1856e
In this section, the term "State" means-
If a State seeks reimbursement for amounts expended for resources and services provided to another State for the management and suppression of a wildfire, the Secretary, subject to subsections (c) and (d)-
As a condition of seeking and providing reimbursement under subsection (b), the State seeking reimbursement and the State providing reimbursement must each have a mutual assistance agreement with the Forest Service or another Federal agency for providing and receiving wildfire management and suppression resources and services.
The Secretary may prescribe the terms and conditions determined to be necessary to carry out subsection (b).
Any acceptance of funds or reimbursements made by the Secretary before February 7, 2014, that otherwise would have been authorized under this section shall be considered to have been made in accordance with this section.
42 U.S.C. § 1856e
EDITORIAL NOTES
CODIFICATIONSection was enacted as part of the Agricultural Act of 2014, and not as part of act May 27, 1955, which comprises this subchapter.Section is comprised of section 8304 of Pub. L. 113-79. Subsec. (f) of section 8304 of Pub. L. 113-79 amended section 1856d of this title.
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
DEFINITION OF "SECRETARY""Secretary" means the Secretary of Agriculture, see section 9001 of Title 7, Agriculture.
- Secretary
- the term "Secretary" means- (A) the Secretary of Education for purposes of subtitle A (other than section 3201),(B) the Secretary of Agriculture for purposes of the amendments made by section 3201, and(C) the Secretary of Health and Human Services for purposes of subtitle B,